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. >> in florida, where we think there was a voter suppression effort, the african-american vote went from 11% to 15%. >> mark? >> two point. not to tap dance on mitt romney's campaign, but what was the bold idea of the romney campaign that would survive his candidacy? barry goldwater energize the thousands of people. he gave his party and new direction. george mcgovern did that. but i just do not think there was. once you do not have a bold idea, the candidacy is in peril. >> governor romney survived several primaries, tough debates to get the nomination. there is a lot of second- guessing. i know, he wrote about it today. >> he introduced to the nation this idea of a more strict constitutional conservatism. however, i do not think they ought to go around complaining about choice of candidates. they threw away senate seats that were absolutely slam-dunk republican in indiana and missouri, and the last cycle they throw away a slam dunk republican seats in maryland, colorado, and nevada. so, the left and the right of the party and all of its wings made -- made mistakes in choosing cand
. >> in florida, where we think there was a voter suppression effort, the african-american vote went from 11% to 15%. >> mark? >> two point. not to tap dance on mitt romney's campaign, but what was the bold idea of the romney campaign that would survive his candidacy? barry goldwater energize the thousands of people. he gave his party and new direction. george mcgovern did that. but i just do not think there was. once you do not have a bold idea, the candidacy is in peril....
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>>guest: look, last, in 2008 i was in florida, i was in ohio. i was in virginia. i was all overtime country and i have not been asked to do a system thing. >>neil: make they don't like you. >>guest: that is not true. >>neil: has mitt romney asked you? >>guest: no one has. >>neil: i think you are holding back. >>guest: i am not holding back. >>neil: you are, you are, you are. but if he does ask after he hear s this, you would? >>guest: at 6:00 in the evening the day before the election? you and i know tomorrow morning it is just about over as to what anyone can do and even the candidate themselves and i know some of them will be doing things. >>neil: how does virginia look to you, virginia? >>guest: i think tim kaine will carry it. in the presidential race it is a cliffhanger and too close to call were the real clear average is such it could be, and i am reminded of this, they had me with double digit leads when i was running for governor. and i ended up winning with less than .1 percent! so these polls, i know, in virginia are not that reliable. >>neil: you raise
>>guest: look, last, in 2008 i was in florida, i was in ohio. i was in virginia. i was all overtime country and i have not been asked to do a system thing. >>neil: make they don't like you. >>guest: that is not true. >>neil: has mitt romney asked you? >>guest: no one has. >>neil: i think you are holding back. >>guest: i am not holding back. >>neil: you are, you are, you are. but if he does ask after he hear s this, you would? >>guest: at...
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and in florida what you might expect, 60s, 70s. 80s for south florida. nothing out of the ordinary there either. >>> nothing out of the ordinary here. live weather cam. generally clear skies. 46. dew point in the mid 20s. winds light out of the north at 10. pressure rising. 30 .12 inches of mercury. satellite picture radar combined. this is our next noreaster. it's not one yet. but that will happen tuesday night. off the coast tuesday night. off the coast by wednesday. just light rain and showers. a few rumbles of thunder through southern sections of alabama. that will become our northerlyeaster into wednesday. right now clear skies and calm wind ands a pretty dry air mass. look for a cold night. temperatures in the 40s and 30s. 40 in fairfax. 43 in arlington and 43 in college park. freeze warning tonight. bring the plants in tonight. noreaster will develop and wednesday a storm could hit us in the afternoon. tonight, clear and cold, a one or two blanket night. winds out of the northeast at 10. freeze warning in affect for the entire metro area. that wil
and in florida what you might expect, 60s, 70s. 80s for south florida. nothing out of the ordinary there either. >>> nothing out of the ordinary here. live weather cam. generally clear skies. 46. dew point in the mid 20s. winds light out of the north at 10. pressure rising. 30 .12 inches of mercury. satellite picture radar combined. this is our next noreaster. it's not one yet. but that will happen tuesday night. off the coast tuesday night. off the coast by wednesday. just light rain...
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everyone remembers florida was home to the bush-gore election deadlock in 2000. now with reports of a tightening race the spotlight is once again on this critical swing state and its 29 electoral votes. melissa francis is live in tampa, florida. what are you doing there? what's happening? >> you can see over my shoulder things are very orderly here. but here in florida in the early voting where 4.5 million people turned out the lines were five and six hours long. that led to that in person absentee voting. but that's what they were doing here. in the meantime now lines have shortened. lines in orlando have been 2 hours long. just a lot of people out to vote. at the same time these folks are getting hammered with ads. i flew in last night and turned in david letterman. the entire block of commercials was all political ads. local stations have to be making a killing. i asked voters how they feel about all this attention they are getting. here is what one voter said. >> you feel like you are the center of the universe. everybody is focused on the middle of the state
everyone remembers florida was home to the bush-gore election deadlock in 2000. now with reports of a tightening race the spotlight is once again on this critical swing state and its 29 electoral votes. melissa francis is live in tampa, florida. what are you doing there? what's happening? >> you can see over my shoulder things are very orderly here. but here in florida in the early voting where 4.5 million people turned out the lines were five and six hours long. that led to that in...
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of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that and i wonder if he could describe what went on. guest: it came out of the trial court, to us. that is a circuit court in florida. bush filed in miami and that judge dismissed that case. there was an action filed by the canvassing board to extend the time for the returns having to be with the state. that's the case that first came to us. we had two statutes that we believe were directly in conflict as to whether the secretary of state had the legal power to extend the time for manual recounts. one said that if it was passed the
of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that...
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voting this year in florida was chaos. one county election board shut its doors in voters' faces, but rick scott seems to have missed all that. >> i think the great thing that happened is people got out to vote. that's what we wanted. >> yes, governor scott, people got out and voted, but no thanks to you. for the past year scott has done a lot to suppress the vote. limits voter registration, slashing early voting days from 14 days to 8. today reporters tried to get answers from the governor. >> reporter: it's been over 24 hours since the election. why can all the other states get it done in a timely fashion? >> reporter: do you regret not extending early voting? people are upset. >> people are upset, governor. what do you have to say about the voting mess? >> well, we did the right thing, what we are doing is the right thing. the right thing happened. we did the right thing? >> we did the right thing? the right thing happened? are you talking about this election, governor? >>> two days and counting literally miami-dade co-
voting this year in florida was chaos. one county election board shut its doors in voters' faces, but rick scott seems to have missed all that. >> i think the great thing that happened is people got out to vote. that's what we wanted. >> yes, governor scott, people got out and voted, but no thanks to you. for the past year scott has done a lot to suppress the vote. limits voter registration, slashing early voting days from 14 days to 8. today reporters tried to get answers from the...
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because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because we know what needs to be done to fix the problems and it's not being done on purpose. but arizona, right now, is a hot and heavy contender ats
because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because we know what needs to be done to fix the problems and it's not being done on purpose. but arizona, right now, is a hot and heavy contender ats
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joining me richard wolffe and from orlando, florida, joy reid. what is the latest in florida? >> it's a mess. i just got the phone with a friend of mine in south florida. people are still in line at the lone place where you can absentee early vote. people are fully taking advantage of it and it is proof that florida really needed those 14 days. the lines have been extraordinary throughout the state. five counties now out of 67 went ahead and allowed absentee voting on the spot, which means that in five counties you had more early vote time than you did in the other 62 counties. that in and of itself it is unfair and in miami it is utter chaos. >> let's listen to what steve schmidt told chuck todd this morning. >> i think one of the things you always want to be for is you want everybody who is eligible to vote to vote and that's how you want to win elections. i think that all of the stuff that has transpired over the last two years is in search of a solution to a problem. a voting fraud that doesn't really exist -- it's part of the mythology now in the republican party that the
joining me richard wolffe and from orlando, florida, joy reid. what is the latest in florida? >> it's a mess. i just got the phone with a friend of mine in south florida. people are still in line at the lone place where you can absentee early vote. people are fully taking advantage of it and it is proof that florida really needed those 14 days. the lines have been extraordinary throughout the state. five counties now out of 67 went ahead and allowed absentee voting on the spot, which...
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florida? i have always wondered how do you do it? >> it's a crazy state. sort of alabama in the north, new york in the state and the west in between. it's really a strange state with two different time zones. you know, floridians can vote until 7:00 p.m. but in the panhandle that's 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time. just getting the feel of the state, if you had asked me two weeks ago, i would have said romney was ahead because senior citizens who are such a huge bloc in florida, florida is the second oldest state after pennsylvania, they weren't breaking away from romney in the numbers i might have expected them to based on medicare. it seemed that that parsing of the idea of voucherizing medicare and saying if you're under 55, you're exempt from it really worked for romney. that said, chris, i think a couple weeks ago something changed in the zeitgeist in this state and it was the reduction in early voting that cut it from 14 to 8 days and forced democrats to cram all their early vote in a few
florida? i have always wondered how do you do it? >> it's a crazy state. sort of alabama in the north, new york in the state and the west in between. it's really a strange state with two different time zones. you know, floridians can vote until 7:00 p.m. but in the panhandle that's 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time. just getting the feel of the state, if you had asked me two weeks ago, i would have said romney was ahead because senior citizens who are such a huge bloc in florida, florida is...
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there are long lines in florida and ohio. this is miami today, florida and president obama is spending his election day in his hometown of chicago. mitt romney has a few campaign stops before he heads to spend the night in boston. >> the other big story that we are following is the record breaking weather. >> the dow jones is up by 70 points. rob black is now joining us. >> this is something that we started to look at on wall street yesterday. the only thing that we can do is europe. greek and boats are on top and germany is in a recession. this seems to be the only negative thing hanging over. >> we had home sells up by 5% from september 2011 to september 2012. >> when you read the story is all about foreclosures and foreclosures pushed prices so low. house and will be the biggest story for next year and you and i will say that our house has gone up in value. the economy will look better net share in stabilization is helping the housing market turned the corner. when the housing market turns the corner then we take out loans
there are long lines in florida and ohio. this is miami today, florida and president obama is spending his election day in his hometown of chicago. mitt romney has a few campaign stops before he heads to spend the night in boston. >> the other big story that we are following is the record breaking weather. >> the dow jones is up by 70 points. rob black is now joining us. >> this is something that we started to look at on wall street yesterday. the only thing that we can do is...
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charlie crist knew florida and he knew florida politics right down to the last rescued sea turtle. shortly crist was a moderate republican and a proud member of the reality-based community as a republican. as florida governors go, governor crist was popular. he carried approval ratings of over 50%. but then something happened to florida governor charlie crist. something happened to his career. in february of 2009, in the worst of the economic crisis with the nation shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs, charlie crist hugged the democratic president, he hugged president obama at an event in fort meyers and said that president obama's economic stimulus plan was going to be good for florida and good for the country. a few months after that, he announced instead of running for governor, he was going to make a bid for the senate. at the time the idea was to keep a republican in that senate seat. charlie crist was popular so he presumably could do that. he could hold that seat for the party. he jumped into the republican primary only to find he was running there against florida house sp
charlie crist knew florida and he knew florida politics right down to the last rescued sea turtle. shortly crist was a moderate republican and a proud member of the reality-based community as a republican. as florida governors go, governor crist was popular. he carried approval ratings of over 50%. but then something happened to florida governor charlie crist. something happened to his career. in february of 2009, in the worst of the economic crisis with the nation shedding hundreds of...
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virginia is one of them, north carolina, florida, colorado are others. that's a plausible path to 270. he has to do more stuff beyond that. this is a foundation state for him. the opportunity here for obama is pretty simple. get an early lead in virginia, win this state. that's a showstopper that ends the election rights there if obama can pull off a win as he did in 2008. what is going to happen tonight? we've been out today and visited with both campaigns and checked in at their local headquarters. we're in manassas city. prince william county is one of the key swing counties. we talked about campaigns and you get a sense where they are, where they think it's going. if you look at it from the obama standpoint, they would say, hey, look at the demographics. principle william county is one of the four counties that have experienced explosive growth. particularly when it comes to african-american and hispanic voters. prince william county grew by 43% in the last ten years. now a majority of the population is nonwhite, and for the first time since lbj in 1
virginia is one of them, north carolina, florida, colorado are others. that's a plausible path to 270. he has to do more stuff beyond that. this is a foundation state for him. the opportunity here for obama is pretty simple. get an early lead in virginia, win this state. that's a showstopper that ends the election rights there if obama can pull off a win as he did in 2008. what is going to happen tonight? we've been out today and visited with both campaigns and checked in at their local...
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. >> florida about what you'd expect. 60s for the north. 70s for orlando and 84 and probably dry in miami. live look outside. it's a cold night. 44 right now. most in the 30s already. dew points in the 20s. the pressure still rising at 30.14 inches of mercury. satellite picture radar combined. this is our storm and it is kind of little right now. this will move to a position off the southeast coast tomorrow night and off on wednesday. some models take it far enough east. we'll keep you posted. a storm will develop and add insulto injury in northern new jersey and long island. we are clear and because of that it's falling like a rock. temperatures 39 in great falls. 37 in vienna and fairfax. down to 41 in college park. 36 out in latensville. noreaster develops and could affect us wednesday afternoon. wednesday morning is safe no matter which way the track takes it. next three days, quiet and cool. our 9 weather alert. green on tuesday. but yellow on wednesday and thursday. 45. a snowflake wednesday afternoon and everything ends thursday afternoon. and then it's sort of neat, in the wake of
. >> florida about what you'd expect. 60s for the north. 70s for orlando and 84 and probably dry in miami. live look outside. it's a cold night. 44 right now. most in the 30s already. dew points in the 20s. the pressure still rising at 30.14 inches of mercury. satellite picture radar combined. this is our storm and it is kind of little right now. this will move to a position off the southeast coast tomorrow night and off on wednesday. some models take it far enough east. we'll keep you...
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he was able to outmobilize florida and virginia and ohio. these states that made sure people got out to vote. despite the enthusiasm is what i think carried obama through. this is largely based on the fundamentals. the spending didn't really move very much. >> despite the fact that it was so close, what do you think that will mean for obama's second term. >> he wins as president bush said in 2004 he had some political capital now and he can spend it. but this is a very narrow victory. so i think the question becomes do the republicans in congress having potentially increased their margins in the house but lost some senate seats do they come now and say let's negotiate the grand bargains that we could have negotiated four years ago. let's deal with the debt problems, let's deal with these big issues that are coming the start of this calendar year. or does this become a rescue. the republicans say we won some, the democrats say we won some and we have a stalemate for four years or a recipe for collaboration and agreement. >> do you believe the
he was able to outmobilize florida and virginia and ohio. these states that made sure people got out to vote. despite the enthusiasm is what i think carried obama through. this is largely based on the fundamentals. the spending didn't really move very much. >> despite the fact that it was so close, what do you think that will mean for obama's second term. >> he wins as president bush said in 2004 he had some political capital now and he can spend it. but this is a very narrow...
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because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because
because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because
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looking at the votes in those states, and florida, obama's lead increased by more than 28,000 votes. >> bill: over the previous -- >> yeah. >> bill: 2008. yeah. >> exactly. in ohio, his lead went up by 50,000 votes. in virginia, he gained 40 more votes. >> bill: so he actually ran better in many of those battle ground states than he did in 2008. and here is the most delicious part of all. if president obama is a 51% mitt romney is at 47%. 47%. >> 47%. >> mitt romney's famous 47%. remember how he banged on the 47%, chapterized the 47%, ridiculed the 47%esis part of it, baby. he will forever be known as the 47 percenter. >> maybe there is a god and she is hilarious. because that is just too funny. >> isn't that cool? >> really cool. yeah. so he is part now of the 47%. >> that's probably what cost him the election. that will as much as anything else. now, he was part of it. here is my question to you as we go to this break. let's talk about it: so president obama has this powerful, powerful victory. will he use it? he's got the power. will he use it to get done what we've got to get don
looking at the votes in those states, and florida, obama's lead increased by more than 28,000 votes. >> bill: over the previous -- >> yeah. >> bill: 2008. yeah. >> exactly. in ohio, his lead went up by 50,000 votes. in virginia, he gained 40 more votes. >> bill: so he actually ran better in many of those battle ground states than he did in 2008. and here is the most delicious part of all. if president obama is a 51% mitt romney is at 47%. 47%. >> 47%....
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mitt romney was in florida. even if he loses florida. pinned in florida which he cannot win the presidency without. wisconsin, iowa and new hampshire, one thing no one has mentioned, same day registration. barackbarack obama's campaign ny better than doing same day registration. nobody getting better to the polls like they did with early registration. same thing tomorrow big difference. >> bill: i agree with you in new hampshire. it doesn't look like romney is going to pull that one out. iowa. you know, the latest poll out there, dead heat. dead heat always go to the challenger. i would say romney got a good chance there wisconsin, that would be the upset that he needs. thought reason i think mitt romney was in florida because he has to have that. you have to start there. at 7:00 tomorrow the polls close in florida except for the panhandle sliver. if baier and kelly go, obama wins. good night, everybody. let's go over to gossip girls. it's all over right? that's it. lawsuit i don't want to miss gossip girls unless i have absolutely have
mitt romney was in florida. even if he loses florida. pinned in florida which he cannot win the presidency without. wisconsin, iowa and new hampshire, one thing no one has mentioned, same day registration. barackbarack obama's campaign ny better than doing same day registration. nobody getting better to the polls like they did with early registration. same thing tomorrow big difference. >> bill: i agree with you in new hampshire. it doesn't look like romney is going to pull that one out....
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florida is still too close to call. mitt romney has 203 and has already conceded. >> we want to check proposition 30 here in california. governor brown's attempt to cut billions of dollars from education. we see a surge in the yes column. and we want to thank you finish trusting ktvu news. it's been a long night. but well see you the next time news breaks. >> news begins at 4:30 a.m.. all the reaction including proposition 30. other races too close to call as well. and we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. . >> the
florida is still too close to call. mitt romney has 203 and has already conceded. >> we want to check proposition 30 here in california. governor brown's attempt to cut billions of dollars from education. we see a surge in the yes column. and we want to thank you finish trusting ktvu news. it's been a long night. but well see you the next time news breaks. >> news begins at 4:30 a.m.. all the reaction including proposition 30. other races too close to call as well. and we're always...
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ultimately the decisive thing ant florida was not who florida voted for. it was the state becoming a showcase for the unreasonable lengths of time people had to go to to exercise their right to vote. florida's republican-controlled legislature cut down early voting days by almost half. rick scott broke with even republican tradition and refused to extend early voting hours even in the face of six to seven-hour lines in the state. now that florida's electoral college votes have been allocate ed, he's ready to address the state's problem saying "i have asked the secretary of state to review this and report on ways to improve the process after all the races are certified. as part of this, he will meet with county election supervisors, especially those who ran elections where voters experienced long lines of four hours or more." so waiting in line for four hours did you want trigger any special attention. you have to be more than four hours for that. when's the last time you waited in line outdoors for four hours for something? when's the last time you thought
ultimately the decisive thing ant florida was not who florida voted for. it was the state becoming a showcase for the unreasonable lengths of time people had to go to to exercise their right to vote. florida's republican-controlled legislature cut down early voting days by almost half. rick scott broke with even republican tradition and refused to extend early voting hours even in the face of six to seven-hour lines in the state. now that florida's electoral college votes have been allocate ed,...
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we're talking about florida. the sunshine state remains too close to call with the president leading the vote at the last check. the final rendering could be close at hand. we just learned this morning that miami-dade elections officials are kouncounting 500 absentee ballots and should be finished sometime today. joining me, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, also chair of the dnc. we need to dig in and talk about your home state of florida. we talked about it many times this hour. >> my favorite subject. >> you said that florida would be delivered. the coveted electoral votes would go in the president's favor. here we are now, florida the only state not declared. we saw the images of long voting lines in florida. that's going to be ingrained in people's minds. some people waiting up to six hours to vote. it's another checkered dot on florida's voting history. explain where we stand right now with the count and why it's taking so long. how can hindsight be 20/20 moving forward in your state? >> i was confide
we're talking about florida. the sunshine state remains too close to call with the president leading the vote at the last check. the final rendering could be close at hand. we just learned this morning that miami-dade elections officials are kouncounting 500 absentee ballots and should be finished sometime today. joining me, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, also chair of the dnc. we need to dig in and talk about your home state of florida. we talked about it many times this hour....
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. >> we have seen packed voting precincts from florida up to maine. battleground virginia is the most packed. brianne carter is in leesburg. >> people here know this is important. we have seen long lines here in leesburg but throughout northern virginia. through this building and they tell u more than 1600 people have already cast their ballots. people know just how important their vote will be. after months of listening to president obama and governor met romney, it is finally decision day. >> i think it will be very close. >> this morning, romney was back in his home state of massachusetts to vote before heading to ohio and then pennsylvania for last-minute campaigning. >> i feel great about ohio. >> vice president joe biden was in home in delaware to vote before heading to chicago to meet up with the president who voted last week. >> i am feeling pretty good bet of the latest polls in key battleground states including ohio iowa, and virginia show the presence with a slight lead. in loudoun county, voters know the impact of their votes. >> there is
. >> we have seen packed voting precincts from florida up to maine. battleground virginia is the most packed. brianne carter is in leesburg. >> people here know this is important. we have seen long lines here in leesburg but throughout northern virginia. through this building and they tell u more than 1600 people have already cast their ballots. people know just how important their vote will be. after months of listening to president obama and governor met romney, it is finally...
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i think we have a shot in florida. i think barack obama is going to get re-elected. >> governor barber -- >> i'm sure governor barber agrees with this, right? >> i'm trying to keep a straight face. >> governor barber, you are one of the smartest political tacticians out there. you know a lot about politics. let me ask you about where governor romney is beginning today. he's going to pennsylvania, the state that he only visited a couple of days ago, and ohio. he's going there to the cleveland area, which is northern ohio. normally a democratic stronghold. on ohio, does that suggest to you that he's underperforming in an area with noncollege educated whites which he will need in order to win ohio? >> if you suggest to me that they feel very good about the republican party for ohio, and that they have seen moves particularly throughout the month of october of swing voters, of independents, various groups that makes them think they can cut down obama's margin in cleveland and northeast ohio, as far as pennsylvania is conce
i think we have a shot in florida. i think barack obama is going to get re-elected. >> governor barber -- >> i'm sure governor barber agrees with this, right? >> i'm trying to keep a straight face. >> governor barber, you are one of the smartest political tacticians out there. you know a lot about politics. let me ask you about where governor romney is beginning today. he's going to pennsylvania, the state that he only visited a couple of days ago, and ohio. he's going...
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even in florida with 61-39, that includes the cubans. cuban americans are no longer the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of cuban americans are voting like dominican or puerto ricans. asian americans, that was the biggest shift. 75-25 for obama. bush actually won the asian- american votes. it was a swing vote leaning republican. yesterday was three to one democratic. urban-rural. it is 60-40 and demographically which areas are growing, the urban areas or rural america? you would not want to bet on rural america to be our population center going ahead. young and old, again, the youngest voters of the most probing, although i will say that the 18-21 voters are less pro-obama then the people slightly older than they are. the 21-30. which would you rather have, young voters to are going to be boaters for 60 or 70 years or people you are -- 21 when ronald reagan was elected who are now seniors? they're not the greatest generation and they're not the new deal rumsfeld democrats. the people who are going to be t
even in florida with 61-39, that includes the cubans. cuban americans are no longer the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of cuban americans are voting like dominican or puerto ricans. asian americans, that was the biggest shift. 75-25 for obama. bush actually won the asian- american votes. it was a swing vote leaning republican. yesterday was three to one democratic. urban-rural. it is 60-40 and demographically which areas are growing, the urban areas or rural...
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technology's come a long way since tim russert famously wrote florida, florida, florida. but what hasn't changed is the path to victory, making the sunshine state our state of the day. >> all that plus the image emblematic of what barack obama wanted from his presidency. it took four years and an act of god to get it. it's thursday and you're in "the cycle." >>> it's another day of slow progress as nearly two dozen states pick up the pieces from sandy. the death toll now stands at more than 80. also rising is the costs. now estimated at north of $60 billion. that's not hard to consider when you look at the incredible damage especially along the new jersey coastline. homes ripped off their foundations. many have simply vanished. carried in full right out to sea. those amazing images continue to pour in. hard to watch and simply hard to believe. nbc's michelle franzen begins our coverage this hour. she's back for us in toms river. michelle is the only reporter to make it into the neighboring community of seaside heights. so tell us, michelle, what you saw there. >> reporter
technology's come a long way since tim russert famously wrote florida, florida, florida. but what hasn't changed is the path to victory, making the sunshine state our state of the day. >> all that plus the image emblematic of what barack obama wanted from his presidency. it took four years and an act of god to get it. it's thursday and you're in "the cycle." >>> it's another day of slow progress as nearly two dozen states pick up the pieces from sandy. the death toll...
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if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not this time. he lost ground but it didn't matter. >> and we're waiting on florida. still waiting on florida. >> by the end of our broadcast, we may have results. thank you so much. soledad? >> thanks. right to our panel and ask them what was done right and what was done very, very wrong. i guess i'm going to start with you. >> which part? >> either one. both sides. start with the dems. >> first and foremost, the right thing, the president was smart to make sure they had a smart ground game four years ago. i mean last election they implemented that ground game after the election because they knew how much mor
if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not...
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he's got to have florida. he's really got to sweep all the other battle ground states if he's losing ohio. but it is striking that again, poll after poll after poll has put the president closer to holding onto florida than polls have suggested romney is closer to taking ohio. so florida is more likely to tip into obama' side, but there are big differences in these polls. some of the more local polls in florida have put romney ahead. i think it's still a nail biter in florida. could go either way. but it's for sure romney's need to win state. >> okay, pennsylvania now with you, perry. the romney camp appears to be making a play for that state, spending about $10 million in ad right now. mitt romney is adding a stop there tomorrow. paul ryan will be there today. there are a lot of theories on why his camp is doing this. what's your take, perry? >> my theory is they're struggling in ohio so much they have to try to make a play somewhere else. the president probably can't win the elections without winning pennsylv
he's got to have florida. he's really got to sweep all the other battle ground states if he's losing ohio. but it is striking that again, poll after poll after poll has put the president closer to holding onto florida than polls have suggested romney is closer to taking ohio. so florida is more likely to tip into obama' side, but there are big differences in these polls. some of the more local polls in florida have put romney ahead. i think it's still a nail biter in florida. could go either...
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because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will prob b
because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will prob b
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florida can determine it. if we get it done in florida, when we get it done in florida, it is over. let's get it done. god bless you and god bless barack obama. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome debbie wasserman schultz. [chanting "debbie"] >> good afternoon, south florida! this is an unbelievable sight. i am so proud to have president obama this is such a privilege to represent south florida in our nation's capital. i am the turtle in grateful for the trust you have placed in me. thank you so much for always having my back. i know that we are going to deliver florida for our president, barack obama. [cheers and applause] four more years. four more years. four more years. four more years. >> four more years. >> stating here before all of you, i cannot wait for our president barack obama to see what i see, and that is that florida is ready to go. and it is a very good thing that you are my friends, because as floridians, we know only too well the importance of every single vote, do we not? the lesson, remember, it was decided right year by just 537 votes, and this ye
florida can determine it. if we get it done in florida, when we get it done in florida, it is over. let's get it done. god bless you and god bless barack obama. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome debbie wasserman schultz. [chanting "debbie"] >> good afternoon, south florida! this is an unbelievable sight. i am so proud to have president obama this is such a privilege to represent south florida in our nation's capital. i am the turtle in grateful for the...
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florida key to all that, that's got 29 electoral votes. see how that stands. look at the board on florida and see how close that is right now between governor romney and president obama right there. still 50%-49%. so close right there right now, 40,000 votes separate president obama from governor romney in that all-important state of florida. >> we're not back to 2000. >> not quite. >> but this is a core separation and another break and when we come back, this news is breaking fast, breaking big and we' >>> and good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. this is election update for you. polls in california now closed and the counting has begun. let's take a look first at santa clara. measure a voters went to polls to vote fon measure a, a question of raising sales tax to fund services we're getting results in. we'll bring them to you as soon as we can. >> we hope to do the same for measure d in san jose raising minimum wage from 8ss today $10 an hour. >> let's focus now on some of the social media become such a huge part of the election like never be
florida key to all that, that's got 29 electoral votes. see how that stands. look at the board on florida and see how close that is right now between governor romney and president obama right there. still 50%-49%. so close right there right now, 40,000 votes separate president obama from governor romney in that all-important state of florida. >> we're not back to 2000. >> not quite. >> but this is a core separation and another break and when we come back, this news is breaking...